Jay Matthews, the education writer for The Washington Post, published his rankings of DC area schools. Fredericksburg area schools are at the bottom of the list. However, the rankings really only measure the number of college level tests given, and the percentage of kids that took at least one college level test while in school. […]
As mentioned earlier I spent this weekend inside a hotel in Williamsburg. It was all for a good cause, even if it did conflict with my desire to participate in the VA/MD USPSA Sectional. I was at a convention with a lot of outstanding …
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It’s been four weeks since I shot the IDPA classifier, and I finally got back down to Black Creek this week to shoot another IDPA match. It was a small course of fire, just 38 rounds minimum, but still a lot of fun. I didn’t shoot as well as I wou…
I’m in Williamsburg, VA for the weekend for an annual meeting / convention event. I open my “goodie bag” and there, right on top of all the touristy brochures, is a coupon promoting Williamsburg AleWerks. It’s not too from the hotel. As is typical…
In a word…we punted today. Originally we had planned to chase yesterday in western Nebraska and then head north to catch storms today in South Dakota. However, after we had looked at the model solutions for tomorrow we realized that…
You need to watch this. It’s important to all Americans, not just our Jewish compatriots.
See more at “A vital message from JPFO’s Rabbi Dovid Bendory”, IF you believe in personal freedom.
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Actually, in this case it’s oysters in beer. Last November, Flying Dog Brewery released the limited edition of Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout, brewed with Rappahannock River Oysters. The beer was produced to benefit the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP)…
We started out the day in York Nebraska with a target of North Platte with an eye toward cruising northward from there toward the South Dakota border. However conditions and models convinced us to turn south at North Platte, and we wound up inter…
I Was Right On Time is the autobiography of Buck O’Neil, Negro League player, manager, and all around wonderful human being. This is a must read for any baseball fan. Buck traces his path from skipping high school because he wasn’t allowed to attend the local high school, through his years playing and managing in […]
